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20"(c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
21and installation contract.".
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22226. Page 715, line 1: delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute "apply to a
23contractor, subcontractor, or agent if all persons employed by the contractor,
1subcontractor, or agent who are performing the work described in sub. (3) are covered
2under a collective bargaining agreement and the wage rates for those persons under
3the collective bargaining agreement are not less than the prevailing wage rate. In
4that case, the contractor,".
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5227. Page 715, line 4: delete "the collective bargaining agreement" and
6substitute "all collective bargaining agreements that are pertinent to the project".
AB75-SSA1-SA1,57,15
9"
(9) Liability and penalties. (a) 1. Any contractor, subcontractor, or
10contractor's or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate
11determined by the department under sub. (4) or who pays less than 1.5 times the
12hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor
13is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or
14her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated
15damages as provided in subd. 2., 3., or 4., whichever is applicable.
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2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (8) (b) or (c) that
17a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
18the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (4) or has paid
19less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
20prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
21affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
22overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
23of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
24within a period specified by the department in the order.
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13. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
2provided in subd. 2., any employee for and in behalf of that employee and other
3employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any
4court of competent jurisdiction. In an action that is commenced before the end of any
5period specified by the department under subd. 2., if the court finds that a contractor,
6subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the
7prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (4) or has paid less
8than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
9prevailing hours of labor, the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent
10to pay to any affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her
11unpaid overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the
12amount of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated
13damages.
AB75-SSA1-SA1,58,2214
4. In an action that is commenced after the end of any period specified by the
15department under subd. 2., if the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor, or
16contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
17determined by the department under sub. (4) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
18hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,
19the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
20employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
21compensation and an additional amount equal to 200 percent of the amount of those
22unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
AB75-SSA1-SA1,59,223
5. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. or 4. unless
24the employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the
25court in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall,
1in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees
2and costs to be paid by the defendant.".
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10"(e)
Chequamegon Bay regional transit authority. 1. The Chequamegon Bay
11regional transit authority, a public body corporate and politic and a separate
12governmental entity, is created if the governing bodies of the counties of Ashland and
13Bayfield each adopt a resolution authorizing that county to become a member of the
14authority and each resolution is ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each
15county. Once created, this authority shall consist of the counties of Ashland and
16Bayfield and any municipality located in whole or in part within these counties.
17Once created, this authority may transact business and exercise any powers granted
18to it under this section.
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2. The jurisdictional area of the authority created under this subsection is the
20combined territorial boundaries of the counties of Ashland and Bayfield.".
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1236. Page 724, line 4: after "authority," insert "or from a city within the
2jurisdictional area of the authority other than a city from which a member is
3appointed under subd. 2. or 4.,".
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4237. Page 724, line 5: after "Association." insert "A member appointed under
5this subdivision may not serve more than one consecutive term. Board membership
6under this subdivision shall follow a rotating order of succession and every village
7or city eligible to have a member appointed from that village or city shall have such
8a member appointed before any village or city has an opportunity to have another
9member appointed under this subdivision.".
AB75-SSA1-SA1,60,13
11"(f) 1. If an authority is created under sub. (2) (e), the board of directors of the
12authority shall be determined by resolution of the governing bodies of the counties
13of Ashland and Bayfield, except that all of the following shall apply:
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a. The board of directors shall consist of not more than 17 members.
AB75-SSA1-SA1,60,1715
b. The board of directors shall include at least 3 members each from the
16counties of Ashland and Bayfield, appointed by the county executive and approved
17by the county board.
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c. The board of directors shall include at least one member from the most
19populous city of each county that is a member, appointed by the mayor of the city and
20approved by the common council of the city.
AB75-SSA1-SA1,60,2221
d. The board of directors shall include at least one member from the authority's
22jurisdictional area, appointed by the governor.
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2. If the governing bodies of the counties of Ashland and Bayfield are unable
24to agree upon a composition of the board of directors as specified in subd. 1., the board
1of directors of the authority shall be limited to the minimum members specified in
2subd. 1. b. to d.".
AB75-SSA1-SA1,61,5
4"4. The composition of the board of directors of the authority, as determined
5under par. (f).".
AB75-SSA1-SA1,61,15
11"4. Notwithstanding subd. 1., an authority created under sub. (2) (e) may not
12impose the taxes authorized under subd. 1. unless the authorizing resolution under
13sub. (2) (e) 1., as well as the referendum question on the referendum ballot specified
14in sub. (2) (e) 1., clearly identifies the maximum rate of the taxes that may be imposed
15by the authority under subd. 1.".
AB75-SSA1-SA1,62,6
1"
(15m) Dane County highway projects. An authority created under sub. (2)
2(b) may transfer revenues from taxes imposed by the authority under sub. (4) (s) to
3any political subdivision within the authority's jurisdictional area to fund highway
4projects within the authority's jurisdictional area. If any transfer is made under this
5subsection, the authority's board shall determine the recipients and amounts of all
6such transfers.".
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8"
Section 1488s. 66.1103 (2) (k) 20. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1-SA1,62,139
66.1103
(2) (k) 20. A shopping center, or an office building, convention or trade
10center, hotel, motel or other nonresidential facility, which is located in or adjacent to
11a blighted area as defined by s. 66.1105 (2)
(a)
(ae), 66.1331 (3) (a) or 66.1333 (2m)
12(b) or in accordance with a redevelopment plan or urban renewal plan adopted under
13s. 66.1331 (5) or 66.1333 (6).
AB75-SSA1-SA1,62,1716
66.1105
(2) (ab) "Affordable housing" means housing that costs a household no
17more than 30 percent of the household's gross monthly income.
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66.1105
(2) (bq) "Household" means an individual and his or her spouse and all
20minor dependents.".
AB75-SSA1-SA1,63,1923
66.1105
(6) (c) Except for tax increments allocated under par. (d), (dm), (e),
or 24(f)
, or (g) all tax increments received with respect to a tax incremental district shall,
1upon receipt by the city treasurer, be deposited into a special fund for that district.
2The city treasurer may deposit additional moneys into such fund pursuant to an
3appropriation by the common council. No moneys may be paid out of such fund
4except to pay project costs with respect to that district, to reimburse the city for such
5payments, to pay project costs of a district under par. (d), (dm), (e),
or (f)
, or (g) or to
6satisfy claims of holders of bonds or notes issued with respect to such district. Subject
7to par. (d), (dm), (e),
or (f),
or (g), moneys paid out of the fund to pay project costs with
8respect to a district may be paid out before or after the district is terminated under
9sub. (7). Subject to any agreement with bondholders, moneys in the fund may be
10temporarily invested in the same manner as other city funds if any investment
11earnings are applied to reduce project costs. After all project costs and all bonds and
12notes with respect to the district have been paid or the payment thereof provided for,
13subject to any agreement with bondholders, if there remain in the fund any moneys
14that are not allocated under par. (d), (dm), (e),
or (f),
or (g), they shall be paid over to
15the treasurer of each county, school district or other tax levying municipality or to
16the general fund of the city in the amounts that belong to each respectively, having
17due regard for that portion of the moneys, if any, that represents tax increments not
18allocated to the city and that portion, if any, that represents voluntary deposits of the
19city into the fund.
AB75-SSA1-SA1,63,2421
66.1105
(6) (g) 1. After the date on which a tax incremental district created by
22a city pays off the aggregate of all of its project costs, and notwithstanding the time
23at which such a district would otherwise be required to terminate under sub. (7), a
24city may extend the life of the district for one year if the city does all of the following:
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1a. The city adopts a resolution extending the life of the district for a specified
2number of months. The resolution shall specify how the city intends to improve its
3housing stock, as required in subd. 3.
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b. The city forwards a copy of the resolution to the department of revenue,
5notifying the department that it must continue to authorize the allocation of tax
6increments to the district under par. (a).
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2. If the department of revenue receives a notice described under subd. 1. b.,
8it shall continue authorizing the allocation of tax increments to the district under
9par. (a) during the district's life, as extended by the city, as if the district's costs had
10not been paid off and without regard to whether any of the time periods specified in
11par. (a) 2. to 8. would otherwise require terminating the allocation of such
12increments.
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3. If a city receives tax increments as described in subd. 2., the city shall use
14at least 75 percent of the increments received to benefit affordable housing in the city.
15The remaining portion of the increments shall be used by the city to improve the city's
16housing stock.".
AB75-SSA1-SA1,65,2
2"
Section 1520f. 70.32 (2) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1-SA1,65,63
70.32
(2) (c) 1g. "Agricultural land" means land, exclusive of buildings and
4improvements and the land necessary for their location and convenience, that is
5devoted primarily to agricultural use, as defined by rule
, not including any land that
6is platted or zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use.".
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71.05
(6) (b) 9. On
farm assets held more than one year and on all
farm assets
13acquired from a decedent,
to the extent that they are not subtracted under subd. 10., 1460% of the capital gain as computed under the
internal revenue code Internal
15Revenue Code, not including capital gains for which the federal tax treatment is
16determined under section 406 of P.L. 99-514; not including amounts treated as
17ordinary income for federal income tax purposes because of the recapture of
18depreciation or any other reason; and not including amounts treated as capital gain
19for federal income tax purposes from the sale or exchange of a lottery prize.
In this
20subdivision, "farm assets" mean livestock, farm equipment, farm real property, and
21farm depreciable property. For purposes of this subdivision, the capital gains and
22capital losses for all assets shall be netted before application of the percentage.".
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71.05
(6) (b) 32. (intro.) An amount paid into a college savings account, as
3described in s. 14.64, if the beneficiary of the account is one of the following: the
4claimant; the claimant's child
and the claimant's dependent who is claimed under
5section 151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code; the claimant's grandchild; the
6claimant's great-grandchild; or the claimant's niece or nephew; calculated as
7follows:
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71.05
(6) (b) 32. a. An amount equal to not more than $3,000 per beneficiary
, 10by each contributor
, or $1,500 by each contributor who is married and files
11separately, to an account for each year to which the claim relates, except that the total
12amount for which a deduction may be claimed under this subdivision and under
13subd. 33., per beneficiary by any claimant may not exceed $3,000 each year
, or $1,500
14each year by any claimant who is married and files separately. In the case of a
15married couple
filing a joint return, the total deduction under this subdivision and
16under subd. 33., per beneficiary by the married couple may not exceed $3,000 each
17year.
In the case of divorced parents, the total deduction under this subdivision and
18under subd. 33., per beneficiary by the formerly married couple, may not exceed
19$3,000, and the maximum amount that may be deducted by each former spouse is
20$1,500, unless the divorce judgment specifies a different division of the $3,000
21maximum that may be claimed by each former spouse.
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71.05
(6) (b) 33. (intro.) An amount paid into a college tuition and expenses
24program, as described in s. 14.63, if the beneficiary of the account is one of the
25following: the claimant; the claimant's child
and the claimant's dependent who is
1claimed under section 151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code; the claimant's
2grandchild; the claimant's great-grandchild; or the claimant's niece or nephew;
3calculated as follows:
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71.05
(6) (b) 33. a. An amount equal to not more than $3,000 per beneficiary
, 6by each contributor
, or $1,500 by each contributor who is married and files
7separately, to an account for each year to which the claim relates, except that the total
8amount for which a deduction may be claimed under this subdivision and under
9subd. 32., per beneficiary by any claimant may not exceed $3,000 each year
, or $1,500
10each year by any claimant who is married and files separately. In the case of a
11married couple
filing a joint return, the total deduction under this subdivision and
12under subd. 32., per beneficiary by the married couple may not exceed $3,000 each
13year.
In the case of divorced parents, the total deduction under this subdivision and
14under subd. 32., per beneficiary by the formerly married couple, may not exceed
15$3,000, and the maximum amount that may be deducted by each former spouse is
16$1,500, unless the divorce judgment specifies a different division of the $3,000
17maximum that may be claimed by each former spouse.".
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71.07
(9e) (g) 1. If an individual claims the credit under this subsection and
21claims the federal advance earned income tax credit, the individual may request that
22his or her employer add to his or her paycheck an advance payment amount
23calculated under subd. 2.
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12. The advance payment amount that an individual's employer shall add to the
2individual's paycheck, as described in subd. 1., shall be equal to a percentage of the
3amount that the individual's employer adds to the individual's paycheck as an
4advance earned income tax credit payment under federal law. The percentage shall
5be the same percentage as is specified in par. (af), based on the number of qualifying
6children that the individual has.
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3. An employer may deduct from the aggregate amount that the employer
8would otherwise be required to withhold from employee wages and forward to the
9department, under ss. 71.64 and 71.65, the total amount of any advance payments
10the employer makes under subd. 2.
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4. The department shall prepare any forms and instructions that may be
12necessary to facilitate the addition of the advance payment amount calculated under
13subd. 2. to an individual's paycheck and any changes to the withholding procedures
14as described under subd. 3.".
